Edit Any Table – Unable to connect to your external database

  • Resolved catticusrex

    (@catticusrex)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi,
    Wordpress is V4.1-en_AU & Edit Any Table is 2.1.1
    I’m attempting to use Edit Any Table to change the site ID. Database & WordPress are on a local windows server. I’ve entered localhost as the server name (which is in wp-config.php, database, username, password as per wp-config.php, however I have this message Unable to connect to your external database on the configuration page. I also tried the local IP address of the server but that also doesn’t work.

    How do I connect to the database to enable me to change the site ID please?

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/

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  • Plugin Author redeyedmonster

    (@redeyedmonster)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi – I’m sorry but this plugin has only been tested on standard linux installations. I can only assume that the issues you are facing stem from the fact that you are running WordPress on a windows server. I imagine it’s just a matter of identifying the correct server name which may be along the lines of <windows server name>/localhost but without access to your system it would prove almost impossible to identify the correct syntax.

    Thread Starter catticusrex

    (@catticusrex)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    ok thanks.

    Plugin Author redeyedmonster

    (@redeyedmonster)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    If you do find a solution I would be grateful if you could post it here for the benefit of other users. Cheers.

    Thread Starter catticusrex

    (@catticusrex)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks, I will.
    I’m leaving the plug-in active to keep retrying different options. I’m currently looking for a different editor that is known to work with WordPress under Webmatrix & Windows 2012R2

    Thread Starter catticusrex

    (@catticusrex)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi RedEye,

    I changed the user to root & entered the root password instead of the database user & password related to that user & database and I got it to work in my WIndows installation.

    Thanks. Its a cute plug-in

    Plugin Author redeyedmonster

    (@redeyedmonster)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Brilliant, glad it’s working for you.

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